The information in this guide will help you complete the Firefighter Training Gasoline Schedule 15 - TEU [PDF - 273 [KB]. The guide also provides information about supporting documents, records retention, time limit for applying for a refund, direct bank deposit, and will help you to determine whether you are eligible to claim a refund. The information in this guide is provided as a guideline only and does not replace the law found in the Gasoline Tax Act and related regulations.

Who May Use This Form?

The refund is available to any business, industry or institution involved in firefighter training.

The refund is available on gasoline used for firefighter training in Ontario and the gasoline was not used to power a motor vehicle licensed or required to be licensed under the Highway Traffic Act.

Supporting Documents

Include with your application, all relevant purchase invoices, receipted by your supplier, as evidence of the payment of the tax and the date of payment.

The invoices must show:

the name and address of the vendor and of the purchaser

the selling price per litre

the amount of tax charged

the quantity of product sold

the date of the sale

the location where title to the product changed from the vendor to the purchaser

The date of invoice payment should be provided and confirmed with copies of cancelled cheques and/or a statement of account.

Monthly summaries and disbursement records of the gasoline used in firefighter training are required in support of your claim and must accompany the refund application. These summaries will be compiled from detailed source records, which must be retained for audit purposes.

Please ensure that copies of invoices previously claimed are not included in support of this claim.

Claims under $500

If your annual claim total is less than $500, you are not required to send the supporting documentation to the Ministry of Finance (ministry) with your refund application. However, you must retain the supporting documentation noted in the above section, for a period of seven years and provide the information to the ministry upon request.

Change of Information (Preprinted Application Only)

When completing a preprinted form please make any required corrections by hand on the refund application before submitting.

Tax Rates

The Ontario tax rates are found on the tax rate table provided on the Application for Refund – Tax Exempt Usage (TEU).

When completing the Application for Refund online the Ontario tax rates are automatically provided on the schedules.

Identification Number

Provide your federal business number or your MFTT reference number as your Identification No. on the Application. When communicating with the ministry, include your identification number on all correspondence and forms.

Direct Bank Deposit

For your refund to be deposited directly into your bank account, please provide a cheque marked VOID showing your name and address and attach it to your refund application or mail it to the Ministry of Finance with a letter requesting direct deposit. Remember to quote your Identification Number (Business Number or MFTT Reference Number) on your letter.

If you wish to cancel direct deposit, please send a letter to the Ministry of Finance requesting a cancellation.

Records Retention and Time Limit

The refund application must be received, by the ministry, within four years from the date of your tax payment. All records, documents and receipts pertaining to your tax refund claim must be kept for seven years for audit purposes.

Freedom of Information

Personal information contained within the Application for Refund is collected under the authority of the Gasoline Tax Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.G.5, and will be used for the purposes of the Gasoline Tax Act. Questions about this information collection should be directed to:

PLEASE NOTE

An application for refund includes the Application for Refund - Summary form and an Application for Refund - Schedule.

When completing the refund application online, you will be automatically taken from the application summary to the schedule and back. The calculation of your entries and carry forward of totals are usually performed automatically.

When completing the refund application by hand, carry forward the totals from the schedule to the Application for Refund - Summary form.

The Application for Refund - Summary form must be signed. Please mail the completed application to the Ministry of Finance.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1 Completing the Upper Portion of the Application for Refund - Summary

When completing the application manually, provide your legal name and address along with your identification number. If preprinted, verify information and make the necessary corrections on the application.

When completing the application online, provide your legal name and address along with your identification number and this information will be carried forward throughout the application process.

Select the Gasoline, propane and aviation fuel box for the Product type.

Below the Schedule # Name, select box 15 as the Schedule to be completed. When completing the application online you will be taken to the schedule automatically.

Step 2 Completing Schedule 15 – TEU

Is gasoline-ethanol blend purchased before January 1, 2007 included in your application? If so, indicate the percentage of Ethanol in the blend and the number of litres of ethanol excluded in the calculation of refundable litres. Include with your application a separate sheet that shows the calculations.

List numbers and types of unlicensed equipment operated for business use only, for which this refund is being claimed.

Step 3 [A] Current Claim Calculation

Your refund must be based on the actual tax paid per litre, at the rate in effect at the time of purchase.

Line 1. Litres Purchased
Enter the total litres of gasoline purchased within the applicable tax period for which receipted invoices are attached to this application.

Line 2. Total Refundable Litres
Enter the amount of litres that were used for firefighter training in Ontario.

Line 3. Ontario Tax Rate
Enter the applicable Ontario tax rate per litre. This is the tax rate in effect during the tax period dates identified in the column. Refer to tax rate table found on the Application for Refund – Page 1.

Line 4. Current Refund Claim Amount
Multiply Total Refundable Litres (line 2) by Ontario Tax Rate (line 3). Carry forward this Current Refund Claim Amount to Line C of the Application for Refund -Summary form.

Step 4 [B] Previous Claim Adjustment Calculation

Only use this section if you need to adjust your previous refund claim for which you have already received payment. Adjustments must be made within four years.

For example:

an invoice was not included or was incorrectly stated on your previous claim; and

gasoline from that purchase was used in Firefighter training.

Line 5. Litres Purchased
Enter the total litres of gasoline purchased, applicable to your previous refund claim, for which receipted invoices are attached to this application.

Line 6. Total Refundable Litres
Enter the amount of litres that were used for firefighter training in Ontario.

Line 7. Ontario Tax Rate
Enter the applicable Ontario tax rate per litre. This is the tax rate in effect during the tax period dates identified in the column. Refer to tax rate table found on the Application for Refund – Page 1.

Step 5 Completing the Lower Portion of the Application for Refund - Summary

When completing the application manually, carry forward the refund amount calculated on either

Line 4 – Current refund claim amount of the Application for Refund – Schedule to line C of the Application for Refund – Summary,
or

Line 8 – Claim Adjustment of the Application for Refund – Schedule to line D of the Application for Refund – Summary.

When completing the application online the amount will be transferred automatically.

On line A Current refund claim or line B Adjustment to previous refund claim, enter the date of the first invoice and the date of the last invoice that are being submitted in support of the refund claim.

When completing the application online print 2 copies of the Application for Refund – Summary and Application for Refund – Schedule.

Complete the Certification section of the Application for Refund – Summary including an authorized signature and date.

Mail one completed Application for Refund – Summary and Schedule along with all supporting documentation to the ministry at the address shown at the top of the Application for Refund – Tax Exempt Usage (TEU)

To obtain the most current version of this document, visit ontario.ca/finance and enter 2825 in the find page field at the bottom of the webpage or contact the ministry at 1 866 668-8297 (1 800 263-7776 for teletypewriter).